Keys for using the Camera Raw dialog box

Note: Holding down a key temporarily activates a tool. Letting go of the key returns to the previous tool.

Result

Windows

Mac OS

Zoom tool

Z

Z

Hand tool

H

H

White Balance tool

I

I

Color Sampler tool

S

S

Crop tool

C

C

Straighten tool

A

A

Spot Removal tool

B

B

Red Eye Removal tool

E

E

Basic panel

Ctrl+Alt+1

Command+Option+1

Tone Curve panel

Ctrl+Alt+2

Command+Option+2

Detail panel

Ctrl+Alt+3

Command+Option+3

HSL/Grayscale panel

Ctrl+Alt+4

Command+Option+4

Split Toning panel

Ctrl+Alt+5

Command+Option+5

Lens Corrections panel

Ctrl+Alt+6

Command+Option+6

Camera Calibration panel

Ctrl+Alt+7

Command+Option+7

Presets panel

Ctrl+Alt+8

Command+Option+8 (Mac OS Universal Access zoom shortcut must be disabled in System Preferences)

Open Snapshots panel

Ctrl+Alt+9

Command+Option+9

Parametric Curve Targeted Adjustment tool

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+T

Command+Option+Shift+T

Hue Targeted Adjustment tool

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+H

Command+Option+Shift+H

Saturation Targeted Adjustment tool

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+S

Command+Option+Shift+S

Luminance Targeted Adjustment tool

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+L

Command+Option+Shift+L

Grayscale Mix Targeted Adjustment tool

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+G

Command+Option+Shift+G

Last-used Targeted Adjustment tool

T

T

Adjustment Brush tool

K

K

Graduated Filter tool

G

G

Increase/decrease brush size

] / [

] / [

Increase/decrease brush feather

Shift + ] / Shift + [

Shift + ] / Shift + [

Increase/decrease Adjustment Brush tool flow in increments of 10

= (equal sign) / - (hyphen)

= (equal sign) / - (hyphen)

Temporarily switch from Add to Erase mode for the Adjustment Brush tool, or from Erase to Add mode

Alt

Option

Increase/decrease temporary Adjustment Brush tool size

Alt + ] / Alt + [

Option + ] / Option + [

Increase/decrease temporary Adjustment Brush tool feather

Alt + Shift + ] / Alt + Shift + [

Option + Shift + ] / Option + Shift + [

Increase/decrease temporary Adjustment Brush tool flow in increments of 10

Alt + = / Alt + -

Option = / Option + -

Switch to New mode from Add or Erase mode of the Adjustment Brush tool or the Graduated Filter

N

N

Toggle Auto Mask for Adjustment Brush tool

M

M

Toggle Show Mask for Adjustment Brush tool

Y

Y

Toggle pins for Adjustment Brush tool

V

V

Toggle overlay for Graduated Filter, Spot Removal tool, or Red Eye Removal tool.

V

V

Rotate image left

L or Ctrl + ]

L or Command + ]

Rotate image right

R or Ctrl + [

R or Command + [

Zoom in

Ctrl + + (plus)

Command + + (plus)

Zoom out

Ctrl + - (hyphen)

Command + - (hyphen)

Temporarily switch to Zoom In tool

(Doesn’t work when Straighten tool is selected. If Crop tool is active, temporarily switches to Straighten tool.)

Ctrl

Command

Temporarily switch to Zoom Out tool and change the Open Image button to Open Copy and the Cancel button to Reset.

Alt

Option

Toggle preview

P

P

Full screen mode

F

F

Temporarily activate the White Balance tool and change the Open Image button to Open Object.

(Does not work if Crop tool is active.)

Shift

Shift

Select multiple points in Curves panel

Click the first point; Shift-click additional points

Click the first point; Shift-click additional points

Add point to curve in Curves panel

Control-click in preview

Command-click in preview

Move selected point in Curves panel (1 unit)

Arrow keys

Arrow keys

Move selected point in Curves panel (10 units)

Shift-arrow

Shift-arrow

Open selected images in Camera Raw dialog box from Bridge

Ctrl + R

Command + R

Open selected images from Bridge bypassing Camera Raw dialog box

Shift + double-click image

Shift + double-click image

Display highlights that will be clipped in Preview

Alt-drag Exposure, Recovery, or Black sliders

Option-drag Exposure, Recovery, or Black sliders

Highlight clipping warning

O

O

Shadows clipping warning

U

U

(Filmstrip mode) Add 1 - 5 star rating

Ctrl+1 - 5

Command+1 - 5

(Filmstrip mode) Increase/decrease rating

Ctrl+. (period) / Ctrl+, (comma)

Command+. (period) / Command+, (comma)

(Filmstrip mode) Add red label

Ctrl+6

Command+6

(Filmstrip mode) Add yellow label

Ctrl+7

Command+7

(Filmstrip mode) Add green label

Ctrl+8

Command+8

(Filmstrip mode) Add blue label

Ctrl+9

Command+9

(Filmstrip mode) Add purple label

Ctrl+Shift+0

Command+Shift+0

Camera Raw preferences

Ctrl + K

Command + K

Deletes Adobe Camera Raw preferences

Ctrl + Alt (on open)

Option + Shift (on open)